quince Definition

quince
noun

1. A small Asian tree of the rose family.
2. The acidic hard yellow fruit of this tree which is used in making jams and jellies, etc.
3. The fruit of certain other plants, eg the fruit of the japonica.

Etymology: 14c: from the plural of English quyne quince, ultimately from Greek melon Kydonion apple of Cydonia, a town in Crete, now called Canea.